Huawei is expanding its Nova lineup with the introduction of the Huawei Nova 8i. The device comes with a 6.65-inch OLED display with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. The display panel has a punch-hole that consists of a selfie camera. The screen has an aspect ratio of 20:9 and a pixel density of 396PPI. Under the hood the device is powered Kirin 985 5G chipset. The SoC is aided with the Mali-G77 GPU. The phone ships with 8GB of RAM and packs 128GB of internal storage. On the software side of things, the Nova 8i runs Android 10 out of the box. As for the optics, the phone features a quad-camera setup at the back that consists of a 64MP primary main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 5MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro lens. The device's selfie department is handled by a 32MP camera. The phone houses a 4100mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging. The Nova 8i offers basic connectivity options like dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a USB Type-C port. The other popular mobiles from Huawei includes Huawei Nova 7 and the Huawei Nova 2i.
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
Display | 6.67 inches (16.94 cms) |
Storage | 128 GB |
Front Camera | Single (16 MP, f/2, Wide Angle Camera) |
Rear Camera | Quad (64 MP, f/1.9, Wide Angle Camera + 8 MP, f/2.4, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(17 mm focal length) + 2 MP, f/2.4 Camera + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth Camera) |
Battery | 4300 mAh |
RAM | 8 GB |
Launch Date | September 22, 2021 |
Dimensions | 6.37 x 2.94 x 0.33 inch (161.8 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm) |
Weight | 190 grams |
Face unlock | Yes |
Colors | Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
No of Cores | 8 (Octa Core) |
CPU | 2GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 + 1.8GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 |
Architecture | 64-bit |
Graphics | Adreno 610 |
Operating System | Android v10 (Q) |
Custom UI | EMUI |
Internal Memory | 128 GB |
RAM | 8 GB |
Expandable Memory | No |
Size | 6.67 inches (16.94 cms) |
Display Type | IPS LCD |
Resolution | 1080 x 2376 pixels |
Bezel-less display | Yes, with Punch-hole |
TouchScreen | Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Color Reproduction | 16M Colors |
Screen to body percentage | 88.87 % |
Pixel Density | 391 pixels per inch (ppi) |
Flash | Rear (LED Flash) |
Rear | Quad (64 MP, f/1.9, Wide Angle Camera + 8 MP, f/2.4, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(17 mm focal length) + 2 MP, f/2.4 Camera + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth Camera) |
Front | Single (16 MP, f/2, Wide Angle Camera) |
Camera Features | Auto Flash, Auto Focus, Face detection, Touch to focus |
Shooting Modes | Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) |
Video | Rear: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps, Front: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps |
Charging speed | 60 % in 17 minutes (claimed by Brand) |
Type | Li-Polymer |
Capacity | 4300 mAh |
Removable | No |
Fast Charging | Yes, Super, 66W |
Wireless Charging | No |
SIM Configuration | Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Nano) |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth v5.1 |
Wi-Fi | Yes with a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz |
Network | 4G: Available (supports Indian bands), 3G: Available, 2G: Available |
Voice over LTE(VoLTE) | Yes |
Wi-fi features | Mobile Hotspot |
GPS | Yes with A-GPS, Glonass |
Infrared | Yes |
USB | USB Type-C, Mass storage device, USB charging |
NFC Chipset | No |
Fingerprint sensor | Yes, Side |
Other Sensor | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope |
Speaker | Yes |
Audio Jack | Yes, 3.5mm |